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Inspired Sunderland Inspired is the Local Cultural Education partnership for Sunderland

SEMHD colleagues…• Learn how to support students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties through music ed...
15/06/2026

SEMHD colleagues…

• Learn how to support students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties through music education with our online webinar.

Lots of opportunities for young filmmakers….• Click the link in our bio to apply to these opportunities across the UK 🇬...
15/06/2026

Lots of opportunities for young filmmakers….

• Click the link in our bio to apply to these opportunities across the UK 🇬🇧

Young Poets…• Our Foyle Young Poets anthology is in Cornwall! Check out the winning poems from last year’s Foyle Young ...
15/06/2026

Young Poets…

• Our Foyle Young Poets anthology is in Cornwall! Check out the winning poems from last year’s Foyle Young Poets Award at bit.ly/PatternsintheDust25

If you’re aged 11-17, send your poems in by the deadline of 31 July for a chance to win a bundle of poetry books and posters, Poetry Society membership, publication and performance opportunities and mentoring. Find out more at foyleyoungpoets.org

• The June Rose Drama Scholarship!Letters went out a few weeks ago but if you missed yours! Thanks to the generosity of...
15/06/2026

• The June Rose Drama Scholarship!

Letters went out a few weeks ago but if you missed yours! Thanks to the generosity of one of our wonderful patrons, we are delighted to launch the June Rose Drama Scholarship.

This scholarship will cover the full cost of attending Atlas Drama Club for one academic year (from September 2026 - July 2027) for a child in Years 2–6
from one of our partner schools across Sunderland.

Eligibility:
The scholarship is for children who will be in years 2-6 from September! You must be in one of our Sunderland partner schools: Redby Academy, Seaburn Dene Primary, English Martyrs, St John Bosco.

How to Apply:
To apply, please submit a short video (maximum 2 minutes).

There’s no need for professional filming - just make sure the video is clear and that we can hear you!

In your video, we’d love you to:
• Introduce yourself with your first name, age, and school
• Tell us why you would love to be part of Atlas Drama Club

Please send all video submissions to:
[email protected]

Key Dates:
Submission deadline: 26th June
The successful scholarship recipient will be contacted in July

We can’t wait to hear from you!
Holly, Abi, Sarah, Kerri
And the Atlas Team

“I feed the birds because then they spend less time looking for food and more time signing” - June Rose

.academy English Martyrs St John Bosco

Free live sessions for next year…• Bring Wonderland to your classroom. Join the Royal Ballet & Opera for a free, live-s...
11/06/2026

Free live sessions for next year…

• Bring Wonderland to your classroom. Join the Royal Ballet & Opera for a free, live-streamed creative design workshop inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

No prior experience needed - just imagination.

Great activity…• Teachers – win £500 for your school.The IOA Primary Schools Competition invites pupils aged 7–11 to ex...
11/06/2026

Great activity…

• Teachers – win £500 for your school.
The IOA Primary Schools Competition invites pupils aged 7–11 to explore sound and noise through creative artwork.
Deadline 31 July.

Write a poem today!• Calling all young poets: only one week left to enter our most curious writing challenge yet!In our...
08/06/2026

Write a poem today!

• Calling all young poets: only one week left to enter our most curious writing challenge yet!

In our latest writing challenge with Europeana, we’re asking poets aged 5-25 worldwide to write curious poems inspired by Europeana’s extensive online archives.

Entry is free, and you could win prizes including poetry ebooks, performance opportunities, and a goody bag from Europeana.

⭐️ Find prompts and enter: bit.ly/CuriosityYPN (linked in our bio)

We also ran a free online poetry workshop to help you get inspired. Email educationadmin [at] poetrysociety [dot] org [dot] uk with the subject line ‘Curiosity challenge workshop recording’ to receive a copy of the recording.

Young Poets Network is The Poetry Society’s online platform for writers aged 25 and under - but absolutely anyone can use the resources and prompts on YPN for inspiration! Find out more at ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk

Drama teachers and youth theatre friends… GET-TOGETHERS are fully-funded, day-long events bringing youth theatres togeth...
29/05/2026

Drama teachers and youth theatre friends…

GET-TOGETHERS are fully-funded, day-long events bringing youth theatres together to share practice and plan for the future. They take place all over the country this June and July.

Join us at on Monday 20 July.

Why join?
Make connections with other youth theatre artists and young people
Share games and exercises
Have space to stop and think about what you want to see in our sector
Help shape the future of youth theatre in your area and nationally

Youth Theatres are invited to bring a leader, a participant and a freelancer.
Lunch is provided, as well as travel costs and participation payments for anyone who needs it.

Want to come along? Apply before the deadline on Monday 1 June via link in bio.
Photo Credit: WIRED Von Fox Photography

Why is it important?• A student who feels safe, seen, and connected learns more.Arts education can improve student enga...
28/05/2026

Why is it important?

• A student who feels safe, seen, and connected learns more.

Arts education can improve student engagement, attendance, empathy, self-regulation, and connection to learning, especially for students who need it most.

Visual Arts is not a reward for finishing work early. It is one of the few curriculum areas where emotional development, critical thinking, creativity, and personal expression happen in the same lesson.

When students create art together, they learn more than technique. They learn how to communicate, reflect, collaborate, and belong.

Follow for Carousel 3, where we explore how Visual Arts helps students build identity and cultural belonging.

Calling all young film makers and media studies teachers…• Click the link in our bio to apply to these opportunities ...
28/05/2026

Calling all young film makers and media studies teachers…

• Click the link in our bio to apply to these opportunities across the UK ☺️🎬🎞️

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